Walmart (WMT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Walmart's Price to Earnings came in at 39.96 for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 9.2% from 36.60 a year earlier but down 13.5% from the prior quarter.
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Walmart (WMT) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Walmart's Price to Earnings was 43.39, up 7.2% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, Price to Earnings was 40.49 in FY2025 (+41.5%), 28.61 in FY2024 (-13.8%), 33.21 in FY2023 (+18.0%) and 28.14 in FY2022 (-4.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to Earnings is 25.20 (fiscal Q1 2025) to 51.68 (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 20.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 159.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 36.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WMT's Price to Earnings at 46.18 (Q1 2027), 43.39 (Q4 2026) and 35.20 (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 405.79 Bn | 335.09 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.26 Bn | 31.51 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 35.13 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.23 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.90 Bn | 20.89 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.48 Bn | 18.10 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.32 Bn | 20.12 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.56 Bn | 15.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.34 Bn | 14.12 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 39.96 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 46.18 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 43.39 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 35.20 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 36.60 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 41.24 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 40.49 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 33.46 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 35.48 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 25.20 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 28.61 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 27.00 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 30.65 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 35.98 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 33.21 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 42.80 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.84 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 32.27 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.14 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 51.68 |
API Access
Walmart Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "WMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=WMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();